First VP, Regional Project Management Office, Group Wholesale Banking

First VP, Regional Project Management Office, Group Wholesale Banking

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United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years.

Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, whether towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

UOB GWB Project Management Office (PMO) is the central Group Wholesale Bank (GWB) function that plans, manages, and implements transformative initiatives across GWB. We collaborate and work with all GWB business functions and enterprise-wide functions to deliver these initiatives and programs that drive growth and efficiency. The GWB PMO operates under the GWB Chief Operating Officer, within the GWB Business Management and Support function, covering all GWB businesses, products and markets globally.

The team works with senior stakeholders across the Bank to provide project management support, operational excellence as well as overall GWB business strategy implementation.

The individual would be leading and ensuring successful delivery of strategic projects under GWB PMO. The projects vary from transformative initiatives in the regions, productivity initiatives to risk and compliance initiatives. The primary responsibility will be leading project executions, stakeholder alignment as well as being a thought partner to the management team. These activities aim to drive strong organizational collaboration, executable strategy/solutions between various functions in GWB and the Bank globally.

• Lead planning and execution across key phases: discovery, design, implementation, and post-delivery review.
• Identify and resolve project issues through working groups and elevate to senior management when necessary.
• Co-create with product owners to define business outcomes, operating models, and problem-solving approaches.
• Drive strategic initiatives in collaboration with Coverage, Product teams, Group HR, Compliance, Technology & Operations, Finance, and Risk across all UOB markets.
• Support GWB Heads and the COO in shaping and executing GWB’s strategic agenda.

We are looking for a dynamic and results oriented individual with deep project management or banking process experience or consulting experience. The candidate is also expected to have sufficient financial services knowledge with at least 12 years of experience with a reputable firm or transformation division or project management office of leading financial institutions. The FVP will lead and oversee complex cross functional projects/initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals.

This role demands a candidate to have extensive experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders, in addition to having a strong background in project governance and project delivery.

• At least 12 years of experience in consulting, banking or other financial institutions with a focus on project management, or transformation.
• Strong and proven project management capabilities, with the ability to collaborate with various business units, technology teams, senior executives and other stakeholders or partners to define project goals, scope, resources and success metrics.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to prioritize decisions based on business value and impact.
• Strong relationship skills, ability to influence management, and work across all levels of an organization.
• Strong governance mindset with experience in enforcing PMO standards and ensuring stakeholders adhere to timeline and…